Javier Contreras received a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, in 1989; an MSc from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 1992; and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 1997. He is a Professor at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. His research interests include power systems planning, operation, and economics, as well as electricity markets.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Demand-side Management
Distributed Generation
Electric Vehicles
Energy Storage
Optimization
Power System Operation
Smart Grid
renewable energy sourc...
Power System Planning
Distribution Planning
Distribution reliabili...
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45%
Optimization
14%
Electric Vehicles
11%
Distributed Generation
9%
Energy Storage
8%
Distribution Planning
6%
renewable energy sources
5%
Smart Grid
5%
Distribution reliability
5%
Demand-side Management
5%
Power System Planning
Short Biography
Javier Contreras received a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, in 1989; an MSc from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 1992; and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 1997. He is a Professor at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. His research interests include power systems planning, operation, and economics, as well as electricity markets.